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Learn More About Alfalfa
Production
  • NDSU Statewide Variety Trials
  • Alfalfa Management Guide (published by Univ. of Wisconsin)
  • National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance (NAFA) Alfalfa Variety Ratings
  • When Should I Harvest Alfalfa?
  • Plant Height as Determinant for Harvesting Alfalfa
  • Stubble Height Effects in Alfalfa
  • Management of Spring-Frosted Alfalfa
  • Salvaging Crops After Flooding
Soil & Fertility
  • Alfalfa Soil Fertility Requirements in North Dakota Soils (SF1863)
  • Fertilizing Alsike Clover, Birdsfoot Trefoil, Red Clover and Sweetclover in North Dakota (SF1865)
  • Sulfur Fertilization of Alfalfa
Weed
  • North Dakota Weed Control Guide (W253-22)
  • Herbicide Resistant Traits in Minnesota and North Dakota (PS1945)
  • Allelopathy in Alfalfa
Insect
  • Field Crop Insect Management Guide (E1143)
  • Integrated Pest Management of Alfalfa Weevil in North Dakota (E1676)
Disease
  • North Dakota Field Crop Plant Disease Management Guide (PP622-22)

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          • Stages of Development
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          • Pulse Crop Production Field Guide for North Dakota
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          • Flax Production in North Dakota
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          • Dry Pea and Lentil Root Rot Management Guide
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          • Oat Production in North Dakota
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          • Prevent Plant Options
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